MAIDUGURI,
Nigeria (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed 13 other people in the
northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Sunday, a police official said,
the deadliest attack in over a month as the conflict with Boko Haram
stretches into its ninth year.
The evening attack, which also injured five people, struck the city's Muna Garage area,
Damian Chukwu, a police commissioner, told Reuters.
The
area is home to a camp for just some of the more than 2 million people
who have fled fighting with the Boko Haram Islamist insurgency, which
has left over 20,000 dead.
That
conflict, the epicenter of which is in northeastern Nigeria, is showing
little sign of slowing, despite assurances by the government and
military that Boko Haram is on the verge of defeat.
On
Friday, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian
Affairs warned that "attacks against civilians - including suicide
bombings in and near IDP (internally displaced person) camps - continue
to be a major concern."
Two suicide bombers also injured 13 other people in a separate attack, said Chukwu.
(Reporting by Lanre Ola; Writing by Paul Carsten; Editing by Peter Cooney)
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